An unfriendly weather report to all Democrats and liberals across the country....that slight breeze that was reported here on November 4th after Republican gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey has been upgraded to a high wind warning....as in winds of change that is!
Republican Scott Brown's stunning victory in Massachusetts last night sent a clear message to liberals everywhere and to Washington in particular...America has stopped buying the garbage you are selling!
Brown's clear cut victory was a crushing blow to the latest Obama/Congress money and power grab..Healthcare reform. We can only hope that it's a sign of more changes to come.
With the three aforementioned elections combined with the forced retirement of Chris Dodd and Harry Reid's growing unpopularity in Nevada we can only hope that the likes of Obama, Pelosi, Barney Frank and company fall victims to the next strong winds that blow through Washington...mid term elections coming up in November. Now that's what I call "Hope and Change"...and that's what shim sez.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
How The Mighty Have Fallen
Just one short year ago shouts of "Yes We Can" and "Hope and Change" rang across America. Our bright new President was in charge, Democrats held an overwhelming majority in Congress, George Bush was being blamed for anything and everything that went wrong, and liberal pundits were declaring the Republican party dead and bankrupt of ideas.
Early on in the Obama presidency a $787 billion dollar spending plan was ram rodded through Congress.."No time to think about it, we need to get this done to save America" was the theme.
Obama and Congress took over the auto industry, villified the financial industry and set out to over take the healthcare industry.....then a funny thing happened.
Rather than swoon at his every word and marvel at his numerous talk show appearances Americans actually started LISTENING to what he was saying...and they stopped buying it!
The results have been astounding. Healthcare reform is going much slower than planned (perhaps it's because all polls show the vast majority of Americans were against an overhaul of our healthcare system to begin with.)
Obama also embarrassed himself in the Coppenhagen Olympic debacle taking some of the shine off of his celebrity reputation. In addition Democrats lost two key governors races in New Jersey and Virginia, and liberal Senate supporters Harry Reid and Chris Dodd are in big trouble in Nevada and Connecticut, (with Dodd having announced his retirement) putting those seats up for grabs for the first time in years. When you add to the mix that his wishy/washy "surge with a timetable" game plan for Afghanistan angered both liberals and conservatives alike it's easy to see why the President is heading into his second term with only a 46% approval rating..the lowest rating for a President at that juncture since they started tracking it!
On top of all of this healthcare reform will suffer it's biggest blow yet in a few days when the previously unthinkable happens and Republican Scott Brown wins the special election for Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts..a seat Democrats have held for 60 years and more importantly taking away the Dems magic 60th vote in the Senate.
Wow! All of this and mid term elections are still 10 months away..."YES...WE...CAN!"...and that's what shim sez...
Early on in the Obama presidency a $787 billion dollar spending plan was ram rodded through Congress.."No time to think about it, we need to get this done to save America" was the theme.
Obama and Congress took over the auto industry, villified the financial industry and set out to over take the healthcare industry.....then a funny thing happened.
Rather than swoon at his every word and marvel at his numerous talk show appearances Americans actually started LISTENING to what he was saying...and they stopped buying it!
The results have been astounding. Healthcare reform is going much slower than planned (perhaps it's because all polls show the vast majority of Americans were against an overhaul of our healthcare system to begin with.)
Obama also embarrassed himself in the Coppenhagen Olympic debacle taking some of the shine off of his celebrity reputation. In addition Democrats lost two key governors races in New Jersey and Virginia, and liberal Senate supporters Harry Reid and Chris Dodd are in big trouble in Nevada and Connecticut, (with Dodd having announced his retirement) putting those seats up for grabs for the first time in years. When you add to the mix that his wishy/washy "surge with a timetable" game plan for Afghanistan angered both liberals and conservatives alike it's easy to see why the President is heading into his second term with only a 46% approval rating..the lowest rating for a President at that juncture since they started tracking it!
On top of all of this healthcare reform will suffer it's biggest blow yet in a few days when the previously unthinkable happens and Republican Scott Brown wins the special election for Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts..a seat Democrats have held for 60 years and more importantly taking away the Dems magic 60th vote in the Senate.
Wow! All of this and mid term elections are still 10 months away..."YES...WE...CAN!"...and that's what shim sez...
Sunday, December 6, 2009
No Time For A Middle of The Road Decision
At a time when President Obama needed to show true leadership as Commander in Chief he instead turned what should have been a strategic military decision into a middle of the road political one.
I applaud his choice to commit an extra 30,000 troops to the fight in Afghanistan as I believe it is the only way to bring the war to a successful close. The plan however should be to send the troops in, overwhelm the enemy, take control of the country, train the Afghan army and security forces and then begin a systematic withdrawal when the time is right.
However rather than announcing the surge and coming up with a game plan for victory he immediately followed it with a withdrawal deadline of July 2011 to placate his liberal base.
The President of the United States owes the people of this country and more importantly our brave fighting men and women his total commitment to bringing this war to a successful close as quickly as possible. Our armed forces deserve much more than a President that half heartedly commits troops while at the same time planning to "cut and run" whether the job is finished or not.
Take a stand and be a leader Mr. President. You know what happens to people that take the middle of the road...they usually get run over by an on coming truck.....and that's what shim sez.
I applaud his choice to commit an extra 30,000 troops to the fight in Afghanistan as I believe it is the only way to bring the war to a successful close. The plan however should be to send the troops in, overwhelm the enemy, take control of the country, train the Afghan army and security forces and then begin a systematic withdrawal when the time is right.
However rather than announcing the surge and coming up with a game plan for victory he immediately followed it with a withdrawal deadline of July 2011 to placate his liberal base.
The President of the United States owes the people of this country and more importantly our brave fighting men and women his total commitment to bringing this war to a successful close as quickly as possible. Our armed forces deserve much more than a President that half heartedly commits troops while at the same time planning to "cut and run" whether the job is finished or not.
Take a stand and be a leader Mr. President. You know what happens to people that take the middle of the road...they usually get run over by an on coming truck.....and that's what shim sez.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
I Can Feel the Breeze
While it is probably too early to talk about last night's off season election as a full blown wind of change, I have to believe President Obama felt at least a bit of a breeze in the air last night with the results of the gubernatorial contests in both Virginia and New Jersey.
These were both states that Obama won handily in 2008 yet last night both states elected Republican governors. In the case of Virginia it was a clean sweep as the GOP took the Attorney General and Lt. Governor's race as well.
The story in New Jersey had to be particularly concerning to the President as he personally campaigned and held fundraisers for Governor Corzine only to have him lose the election to Republican Chris Christie. Could the Celebrity in Chief be losing his Midas touch? Or are people just beginning to realize that this whole "hope and change" thing isn't all that it was cracked up to be? Either way President Obama had about as much influence on the voters of New Jersey as he had on the Olympic Selection Committee in Denmark.....and that's what shim sez..
These were both states that Obama won handily in 2008 yet last night both states elected Republican governors. In the case of Virginia it was a clean sweep as the GOP took the Attorney General and Lt. Governor's race as well.
The story in New Jersey had to be particularly concerning to the President as he personally campaigned and held fundraisers for Governor Corzine only to have him lose the election to Republican Chris Christie. Could the Celebrity in Chief be losing his Midas touch? Or are people just beginning to realize that this whole "hope and change" thing isn't all that it was cracked up to be? Either way President Obama had about as much influence on the voters of New Jersey as he had on the Olympic Selection Committee in Denmark.....and that's what shim sez..
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Celebrity Gold Medal Put Down
With Chicago rumored to be the front runner for the 2016 Summer Olympics the Celebrity in Chief decided to take time out from the late night talk show circuit and fly over to Copenhagen and make an appearance to help secure the bid for the Windy City.
However a funny thing happened on the way home from Denmark. President Obama got word that his appearance helped influence the International Olympic Committee's decision alright. He was told that of the four remaining cities Chicago would be the first city ELIMINATED!
Apparently the IOC isn't as smitten and swayed by Obama's rhetoric like alot of people and most of the media are here in the United States. Imagine that...they listened to what he said and apparently weren't very impressed. Either that or the IOC is obviously racist. I mean why else would they not just fawn all over him and give him whatever he wants? At any rate almost two million dollars of taxpayer money later the 2016 Summer Olympics will be in Rio De Janiero.
Well at least that little escapade is over. Now that he's back home he can get back to work on the important job of attempting to run the automotive, banking and health care industries into the ground....and that's what shim sez...
However a funny thing happened on the way home from Denmark. President Obama got word that his appearance helped influence the International Olympic Committee's decision alright. He was told that of the four remaining cities Chicago would be the first city ELIMINATED!
Apparently the IOC isn't as smitten and swayed by Obama's rhetoric like alot of people and most of the media are here in the United States. Imagine that...they listened to what he said and apparently weren't very impressed. Either that or the IOC is obviously racist. I mean why else would they not just fawn all over him and give him whatever he wants? At any rate almost two million dollars of taxpayer money later the 2016 Summer Olympics will be in Rio De Janiero.
Well at least that little escapade is over. Now that he's back home he can get back to work on the important job of attempting to run the automotive, banking and health care industries into the ground....and that's what shim sez...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hail to the CELEBRITY in Chief
Nice to see the Celebrity in Chief was at it again. With American troops dying in Afghanistan and Iraq, the healthcare debate raging across the country, and double digit employment staring us in the face it was nice to see President Obama taking the time out of his busy schedule to squeeze in an appearance and face some softball questions from David Letterman.
Other than holding carefully staged press conferences, flying across the country making speeches that amount to nothing more than campaign rallies and doing the celebrity circuit with the likes of Leno and Letterman can someone please tell me what this man has done for our country since he took office eight months ago? I mean what's next....an appearance on Dancing With The Stars? Stay tuned..... and that's what shim sez......
Other than holding carefully staged press conferences, flying across the country making speeches that amount to nothing more than campaign rallies and doing the celebrity circuit with the likes of Leno and Letterman can someone please tell me what this man has done for our country since he took office eight months ago? I mean what's next....an appearance on Dancing With The Stars? Stay tuned..... and that's what shim sez......
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Bloom is Off The Rose
The latest Washington Post/ABC poll numbers show that only 49% of Americans polled now believe that President Obama will make the right decisions for our country. That's down from 60% when the poll was taken at the 100 day mark of Obama's presidency.
You see elections have consequences and these are some of the consequences we are faced with for electing a president as grossly inexperienced and unqualified as Barack Obama. But none of that seemed to matter when all people were concerned about was making history and feeling good about themselves because they were electing our country's first black president, qualifications be damned!
The man barely served time in the Senate and accomplished virtually nothing before beginning his run for the presidency. Everyone loved how he spoke without ever listening to the words he was saying. He looked good, sounded good and it was chic to be an Obama supporter and at the time that's all that really mattered. By God he was all about "hope and change!" Well how's all that "hope and change" working out for everyone now?
The chickens have begun to come home to roost.
His inexperience showed early when several of his newest appointees were a disaster due to income tax issues. He then (along with his liberal cronies in Congress) forced a $787 billion dollar spending package down our throats before anyone knew what was happening and now we are going to be paying off the debt for decades to come. He made a total fool out of himself by saying Cambridge police "acted stupidly" in the Gates affair without knowing all of the facts. Not to mention his apologizing and cozying up to petty anti American dictators around the world in an attempt to heal old wounds.
On top of all of that he is now trying to jam a healthcare reform package down everyone's throat that virtually every poll taken shows the vast majority of Americans simply don't want!
Yes it appears the bloom is off the rose. Most Americans are now finding out what some of us knew all along. The man is an empty suit, a far left leaning liberal woefully unqualified to be President of the United States....and that's what shim sez....
You see elections have consequences and these are some of the consequences we are faced with for electing a president as grossly inexperienced and unqualified as Barack Obama. But none of that seemed to matter when all people were concerned about was making history and feeling good about themselves because they were electing our country's first black president, qualifications be damned!
The man barely served time in the Senate and accomplished virtually nothing before beginning his run for the presidency. Everyone loved how he spoke without ever listening to the words he was saying. He looked good, sounded good and it was chic to be an Obama supporter and at the time that's all that really mattered. By God he was all about "hope and change!" Well how's all that "hope and change" working out for everyone now?
The chickens have begun to come home to roost.
His inexperience showed early when several of his newest appointees were a disaster due to income tax issues. He then (along with his liberal cronies in Congress) forced a $787 billion dollar spending package down our throats before anyone knew what was happening and now we are going to be paying off the debt for decades to come. He made a total fool out of himself by saying Cambridge police "acted stupidly" in the Gates affair without knowing all of the facts. Not to mention his apologizing and cozying up to petty anti American dictators around the world in an attempt to heal old wounds.
On top of all of that he is now trying to jam a healthcare reform package down everyone's throat that virtually every poll taken shows the vast majority of Americans simply don't want!
Yes it appears the bloom is off the rose. Most Americans are now finding out what some of us knew all along. The man is an empty suit, a far left leaning liberal woefully unqualified to be President of the United States....and that's what shim sez....
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